River Phoenix Intro for October 18, 2013 Dear Gossips, I checked the Vanity Fair website first thing this morning to prep for an upcoming Gwyneth Paltrow post (coming later) but look what I found instead: 20 years after his passing, it’s a new book that examines his final days and River’s career in the context By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The joy of The Grand Budapest Hotel Those who don’t enjoy Wes Anderson’s films knock it for their preciousness and pretention. Sometimes, yes. But I will defend The Royal Tenenbaums every day. And how can you hate Bottle Rocket? Also, Moonrise Kingdom was one of my favourite movies of 2012. Maybe my favourite movie of By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 04:33 pm
Ebola Victims If you hate Terry Richardson… And many of you do as you’re disgusted by his photos and how he depicts his subjects, you won’t mind these pictures at all, even though Ebola Paris Hilton is in them. Richardson has allowed himself to be infected by Hollywood Ebola. It’s all over him. It’ By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 03:55 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Camel Coats 2013 Sasha! I need you to find me a coat. This is kind of boring but I want a camel color one! Please help me find one! I need to stay under 500 though! xo T ___ There’s nothing boring about a camel coat. In fact, I’m on the lookout By Sasha • Oct 17, 2013 02:55 pm
Royals Hot Harry’s 3 changes Busy day for Prince Harry today. First he played rugby so he was in his sweats. What do you think of Hot Harry in sweatpants? You know, when some men wear sweatpants they get…floppy. A member of the royal family can’t afford to flop around on an official By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 02:29 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Katie Holmes’s boots Okay...I'll bite. I LOVE Katie Holmes boots. So yeah...I have to have them. Or something just like them. J ___ I don’t mean to play the martyr here, well, yah I do, but it's just that I need you to know it took me By Sasha • Oct 17, 2013 01:47 pm
Amazingness Michael Bay might be starring in his own action movie But nobody seemed to tell him that. While filming Trans4mers in Hong Kong, Bay was approached—on set!—by two Chinese brothers who demanded he pay them HK$100,000 and the argument ended with one of the brothers assaulting Bay and three police officers before being arrested. Bay was By Sarah • Oct 17, 2013 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Call To Love 12 Years A Slave is opening this weekend and in advance of the (limited) release, Fox Searchlight is screening it at a series of events, as often as possible with sponsorship, so to build momentum and word of mouth and generate support for award season. Here are director Steve McQueen, By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 12:31 pm
Amazingness The real JLO breakup JLO maybe maybe not breaking up with Slum Bears is not the story here. The REAL JLO breakup story is about her assistant. JLO’s assistant, Gilly Iyer, (is that hard “G” because if so this is AWESOME), who worked with her for years, quit recently to join Jermaine Dupri’ By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 11:08 am
Weddings Porny’s Caprese wedding? Tomatoes and mozzarella, sprinkled with basil. I could do that for breakfast right now. Here are Jessica Simpson and her freeloading fiancé in Capri yesterday with family and friends, including her mother reportedly on a scouting mission for their upcoming wedding. They’re now speculating that it’ll happen next By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 10:45 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Emma’s varsity jacket GREAT varsity jacket. Sasha and I have been joking – not really – about getting team gossip varsity jackets for a while. It’s super lame and corny but that hasn’t stopped us from the wanting. Seeing Emma Watson look so good in hers has just revived the impulse. By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 10:14 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Feeling good enough Why is it that we, as women, never allow ourselves to feel good enough? We are never thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough or funny enough. We criticize our abilities as mothers, friends, sisters, athletes, employees, employers and wives. We take on everything, we do not ask for help, we By Hayley • Oct 17, 2013 09:47 am
Media Manipulation Mrs Timberlake gets a job too! Check out Mrs Timberlake on the set of her new “indie thriller” Shiva & Mel yesterday in LA. Other cast members include Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson, and Edi Gathegi. Mrs T and Mamet will play sisters. Mamet is a sex worker with a sh-tty boyfriend and Mrs T is a By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake gets a job! Deadline reports that a year after wrapping on Gossip Girl, Blake Lively has finally secured her next role. She’ll play the lead in a film called The Age Of Adeline, co-starring Ellen Burstyn, about “the miraculous life of the 29-year old title character, who stops aging after recovering from By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:12 am
James Franco Intro for October 17, 2013 Dear Gossips, Here’s a tweet that had people talking this week – attached. More Oscar campaigning for James Franco’s performance in Spring Breakers. As I’ve previously noted, he was excellent in the film. Franco is a magnificent actor. And if Michael Fassbender doesn’t want to be Best By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What Early 90s Women Knew I was surprised to find out, a few weeks ago, that for a lot of people Mystic Pizza exists only so you can spot young Matt Damon in that one dinner scene with his one line. At which I scoff. If you need early Matt Damon, watch School Ties again By Duana • Oct 16, 2013 04:38 pm
